Italy dam collapse kills hundreds in Stava disaster
Rescue efforts in Stava Italy reveal a catastrophe after a dam failure sent mud and debris sweeping the resort town. Red Cross figures cite about 250 dead and 30 injured with 115 bodies recovered near Cavalese.
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Stava
Italy
Geneva
Switzerland
Red Cross
Dolomite
Cavalese
Sardinia
Tesero
League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Claudio Meringhe
Civil Defense
Slava
Public Works Department
Associated Press
Flagner murder trial pauses after long deliberations in Cleveland
A Cuyahoga County Common Pleas jury ends Friday’s session with nine women and three men deliberating over whether Brandon Flagner’s written and oral confessions prove aggravated murder and kidnapping in Tiffany Papesh’s 1980 disappearance. Prosecutors noted a scar Flagner claimed Tiffany had, while defense argued confessions were false and inconsistent.
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Steve Novak
C-T
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Common Pleas
Norman A. Fuerst
Flagner
Carmen M. Marino
FBI
Tiffany
Marino
Rush for Springsteen tickets sparks mass disturbance at mall
At Midway Mall Sears in Cleveland a crowd rushing for Bruce Springsteen concert tickets led to a disturbance. One man arrested for open container and carrying a knife as police, K9 units, and deputies managed a line stretching the mall length before ticket sales for the August 7 show at Municipal Stadium.
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Elyria
Midway Mall
Bruce Springsteen
C-T
Gus Chan
Springsteen
Cleveland
Municipal Stadium
Stadium
Sears
Midway Public Rail
Elyria considers harsher penalties for parking violations
The Safety and Health Committee recommends raising the maximum parking fine to 250 dollars for violators who miss the 30 day deadline. The measure also shifts penalties for on time and late payments, extends the punishment window to two years, and would add a certified mail fee to tickets paid within two days.
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Elyria
Safety and Health Committee
Mum
George Ferguson
Council
Clerk of Courts
Alexander Burnett
Burnett
Rodger Griffith
Ohio Lottery profits boost per pupil school funds
Ohio school districts will receive about 18 to 20 dollars per pupil from excess lottery profits. The estimate coincides with a 5 million dollar jackpot for tonight's Ohio Lotto. Education officials review exact per pupil payments under a plan allowing funds for computers textbooks and asbestos removal but not for employee salaries.
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Columbus
Franklin Walter
Walter
Department of Education
Richard Celeste
General Assembly
Mikey-11 000 to go in Cleveland seat-a-thon
WBEA DJ Mike Patrick known as Mr Mikey began a sit in every seat at Cleveland Municipal Stadium to raise funds for the Red Cross. By today he sat in 68 500 seats, suffering knee pain and sores but pressing on with the goal of filling all remaining seats.
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Cleveland
WBEA
Mike Patrick
Mikey
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Patrick
Red Cross
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Elyria Parks and Recreation
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Cascade Park
Elyria Parks
Susan Crass
Santa Maria In Assunta
Lee
Franco Ruggero
Ruggero
Tsaw
Milan
Bolzano
Trento
Robert Tobik
Tobik
Deborah Papesh
Glenn Pomeroy
Pomeroy
Accent
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